A Look at St. Patrick’s Day Parade’s Lower East Side Roots
St. Patrick holds a special place in the hearts of many New Yorkers. Not only is he the primary patron...
A Brief History of Public Housing on the Lower East Side
When the City Planning Commission formed on January 1, 1938, one of its primary initiatives was to revitalize the most...
The Food Riots of February, 1917
In February of 1917, thousands of local women organized to combat sharply rising food prices. Spurred on by well-known anarchist...
D.D. Badger Iron Works, 14th Street, 1850s
For over a century, the East Side hosted at times the largest concentration of factories, stables, warehouses, coal, lumber and...
Looking at the Lower East Side’s Presidential Connections
From the ambitious political architects of our fledgling nation to the most powerful heads-of-state of the 21st century, the Lower...